2016–17 Providence Friars men's basketball team

2016–17 Providence Friars men's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference
2016–17 record	4–2 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Ed Cooley (6th year)
Assistant coach	Jeff Battle
Assistant coach	Brian Blaney
Home arena	Dunkin' Donuts Center

2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#18 Butler	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
#10 Creighton	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
#2 Villanova	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
#7 Xavier	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
DePaul	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Marquette	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Providence	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
St. John's	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333

† 2017 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Providence Friars men's basketball team represents Providence College in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by sixth-year head coach Ed Cooley, play their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, and are members of the Big East Conference.

Previous Season

The Friars finished the season 24–11, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Butler in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #8 seed where they USC in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to North Carolina.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ben Bentil	0	F	6'9"	245	Sophomore	Wilmington, DE	Declared for 2016 NBA draft
Kris Dunn	3	G	6'4"	220	RS Junior	New London, CT	Declared for 2016 NBA draft
Quadree Smith	10	F	6'8"	285	Freshman	Temple Hills, MD	Transferred
Tyree Chambers	14	G	6'2"	182	Sophomore	Bayreuth, Germany	Transfrerred to La Moyne
Junior Lomomba	32	G	6'5"	205	RS Junior	Montreal, QE	Graduate transferred to Western Kentucky

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Emmitt Holt	15	F	6'8"	230	Junior	Webster, NY	Junior college transferred from Indian Hills Community College

Incoming recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alpha Diallo #19 SF	Denver, CO	Brewster Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 26, 2016
Alpha Diallo #19 SF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Maliek White #34 PG	Richmond, VA	George Wythe High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 27, 2015
Maliek White #34 PG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Kalif Young PF	Orangeville, ON	Orangeville Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	May 18, 2016
Kalif Young PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-02.

Class of 2017 recruits

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dajour Dickens C	Hampton, VA	Bethel High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Feb 27, 2016
Dajour Dickens C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Nate Watson C	Arlington, VA	Bishop O'Connell High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 10, 2016
Nate Watson C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-02.

Roster

2016–17 Providence Friars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	2	Donovan, BryanBryan Donovan (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bishop McGuinness	Gainesville, Florida
1.5 !G	4	White, MaliekMaliek White	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	George Wythe High School	Richmond, Virginia
3.5 !F	5	Bullock, RodneyRodney Bullock	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Kecoughtan High School	Hampton, Virginia
1.5 !G	11	Diallo, AlphaAlpha Diallo	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Brewster Academy	New York, New York
1.5 !G	12	Woodring, CaseyCasey Woodring (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cushing Academy	Darien, Connecticut
3.5 !F	13	Young, KalifKalif Young	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Orangeville Prep	Vaughan, Ontario
3.5 !F	15	Holt, EmmittEmmitt Holt	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Webster Schroeder Indian Hills CC	Webster, New York
3.5 !F	21	Lindsay, JalenJalen Lindsay	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Huntington Prep	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1.5 !G	22	Council II, RickyRicky Council II	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Moravian Prep	Durham, North Carolina
1.5 !G	24	Cartwright, KyronKyron Cartwright	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Compton High School	Compton, California
3.5 !F	25	Edwards, DrewDrew Edwards	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Calvert Hall	Perry Hall, Maryland
3.5 !F	34	Planek, TomTom Planek (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Fenwick High School	Oak Park, Illinois
1.5 !G	35	Fazekas, RyanRyan Fazekas	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Marquette Catholic High School	Chesterton, Indiana
1.5 !G	44	Jackson, IsaiahIsaiah Jackson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Villages Charter School George Mason	Gainesville, Florida

Head coach

Ed Cooley (Stonehill College)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Battle (Marshall)
Brian Blaney (Roanoke)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2016* 7:00 pm	Carleton	W 87–69		Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,875) Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, FS2	Vermont	W 80–58	1–0	Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,310) Providence, RI
Nov 17, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN	at Ohio State Gavitt Tipoff Games	L 67–72	1–1	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Nov 19, 2016* 12:00 pm, FS2	Grambling State Emerald Coast Classic	W 71–54	2–1	Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,093) Providence, RI
Nov 21, 2016* 6:30 pm, FS1	St. Francis Brooklyn Emerald Coast Classic	W 64–48	3–1	Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,208) Providence, RI
Nov 25, 2016* 9:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Memphis Emerald Coast Classic semifinals	W 60–51	4–1	The Arena at NWFSC (2,196) Niceville, FL
Nov 26, 2016* 7:00, CBSSN	vs. No. 7 Virginia Emerald Coast Classic championship	L 52–63	4–2	The Arena at NWFSC Niceville, FL
Nov 30, 2016* 6:30 pm, FS2	New Hampshire			Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Dec 3, 2016* 4:30 pm, FSN/OSN	Rhode Island Ocean State Cup			Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Dec 6, 2016* 7:00 pm, FS2	Brown Ocean State Cup			Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Dec 10, 2016* 12:00 pm, FS1	Massachusetts			Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Dec 17, 2016* 12:00 pm, FS1	Wagner			Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Dec 20, 2016* 8:30 pm, FS1	Maine			Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Dec 23, 2016* 4:00 pm, ESPNU	at Boston College			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Big East regular season
Dec 28, 2016 7:00 pm, FSN/OSN	at Xavier			Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Jan 1, 2017 3:00 pm, CBSSN	at Butler			Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Jan 4, 2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Georgetown			Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Jan 7, 2017 2:00 pm, CBSSN	Creighton			Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Jan 10, 2017 9:00 pm, FS1	at DePaul			Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Jan 14, 2017 12:00 pm, FSN/OSN	Seton Hall			Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Jan 16, 2017 9:00 pm, FS1	at Georgetown MLK Day Marathon			Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 21, 2017 12:00 pm, FOX	at Villanova			Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
Jan 25, 2017 12:00 pm, FS1	at St. John's			Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
Jan 28, 2017 2:00 pm, FSN/OSN	at Marquette			BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
Feb 1, 2017 7:00 pm, FS1	Villanova			Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Feb 8, 2017 12:00 pm, FS1	at Seton Hall			Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
Feb 11, 2017 4:00 pm, CBSSN	Butler			Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Feb 15, 2017 6:30 pm, FS1	Xavier			Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Feb 22, 2017 8:00 pm, FSN/OSN	at Creighton			CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Feb 25, 2017 4:00 pm, CBSSN	Marquette			Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Feb 28, 2017 9:00 pm, FS1	DePaul			Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Mar 4, 2017 12:00 pm, FS2	at St. John's			Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
Big East Tournament
Mar 8–11, 2017	vs.			Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	NR																			N/A
Coaches	NR

References

Providence Friars men's basketball

Venues	Bishop Harkins Hall (1926–1955) Alumni Hall (1955–1972) Providence Civic Center/Dunkin Donuts Center (1972–present)

Rivalries	In-state Division I schools

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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